Morning panorama of the Moon in the infrared spectrum.

Posted: May 15th, 2021

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750

Camera: ZWO ASI462MC

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 OnStep

Software: FireCapture/AutoStakkert3/Astra Image3.0SI/PIPP/Microsoft ICE/Photoshop CC 2015

Accessories: Линза барлоу SW 2x

Mikhailovsk, Russia

May 14th, 2021

MORNING PANORAMA OF THE MOON IN THE INFRARED SPECTRUM.

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera: ZWO ASI462MC
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 OnStep
Software: FireCapture/AutoStakkert3/Astra Image3.0SI/PIPP/Microsoft ICE/Photoshop CC 2015
Accessories: Линза барлоу SW 2x

Mikhailovsk, Russia
Morning panorama of the Moon in the infrared spectrum. (First test of the ZWO ASI462MC camera. Shot under poor conditions, seeing was extremely bad, and the recording was done on a laptop with USB 2.0, with the camera delivering a maximum of 20 FPS at full resolution.) Date: 06.05.21 Time: UT +3; 05:35 - 06:18 Location: Mikhailovsk, 5th-floor balcony; Apparent diameter: 30' 29" Magnitude: -9.95 Moon altitude above horizon: 21-26° Azimuth: 135-145° Waning Moon phase: 24.4 days; Illuminated: 27.4% of the visible lunar surface Distance from Earth to Moon: 0.002621 AU (392,157 km) Equipment: Telescope: SW 150/750 EQ5 OnStep Camera: ZWO ASI462MC Filter: ZWO IR PASS 850nm Barlow lens: SW 2x Focal length: 1500 mm 10 clips of 3 minutes each, 3600 frames total. Panorama from 10 segments. Stacking of 400 frames in each stack. Software: FireCapture (Gain - 55, Exposure: 25.68ms, FPS: 19, Resolution: 1936x1096) / AutoStakkert3 / Astra Image 3.0 SI / PIPP / Microsoft ICE / Photoshop CC 2015 Scale: 80%

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Author: Alexandr Pesotsky

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Morning panorama of the Moon in the infrared spectrum.
(First test of the ZWO ASI462MC camera. Shot under poor conditions, seeing was extremely bad, and the recording was done on a laptop with USB 2.0, with the camera delivering a maximum of 20 FPS at full resolution.)
Date: 06.05.21
Time: UT +3; 05:35 - 06:18
Location: Mikhailovsk, 5th-floor balcony;
Apparent diameter: 30' 29"
Magnitude: -9.95
Moon altitude above horizon: 21-26°
Azimuth: 135-145°
Waning Moon phase: 24.4 days;
Illuminated: 27.4% of the visible lunar surface
Distance from Earth to Moon: 0.002621 AU (392,157 km)

Equipment:
Telescope: SW 150/750 EQ5 OnStep
Camera: ZWO ASI462MC
Filter: ZWO IR PASS 850nm
Barlow lens: SW 2x
Focal length: 1500 mm

10 clips of 3 minutes each, 3600 frames total.
Panorama from 10 segments. Stacking of 400 frames in each stack.
Software: FireCapture (Gain - 55, Exposure: 25.68ms, FPS: 19, Resolution: 1936x1096) / AutoStakkert3 / Astra Image 3.0 SI / PIPP / Microsoft ICE / Photoshop CC 2015
Scale: 80%

Resolution: 3842x4146 px

Scale: 95610 KB